New Boston Metaphysical and Delilah Blast #1 Crossover Pinup!

I’m pleased to announce that Boston
Metaphysical Society and the comic Delilah
Blast #1 are collaborating on a cross-over pin-up! With
art by Joel Cotejar and colors by Marco Pagnotta, I’m sure you’ll agree that it
is absolutely delightful. (Scroll down to see pin-up and details.)

Note: The Early Bird Special is now closed.

BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY needs your help to print the 156 page full color trade paperback of the six issue mini-series which includes a BRAND NEW ten page sequential art short story called, Hunter-Killer.

THE STORY

The year is 1895...An evil from a parallel dimension escaped and now roams the city of Boston. Faced with a new century and new steam technology, the social and political status quo is turned on its head. People are uncomfortable with change and, in fact, many people fear it. That fear and the violence which follows causes a psychic rift to puncture the veil of space and time allowing the entity known as "The Shifter" to escape. Feeding on the resentment and fear between the rich and poor, “The Shifter” triggers a rash of murders.

Four of the greatest minds of the time have banded together to try and stop this malevolent entity. Known only as B.E.T.H., they are:

THEY FAIL.

Against their better judgment, they look to a man driven by revenge – SAMUEL HUNTER.

WHAT'S IN THE TRADE?

I'm glad you asked. Not only does it include all six issues from the mini-series as well as the cover art, but it also contains a BRAND NEW Boston Metaphysical Society ten page short story called,Hunter-Killer, and additional bonus pages. With art by Emily Hu and coloring by Gloria Caeli, the story is set at the beginning of the House Wars (my version of the Civil War) and features the crew of a prototype airship. I will be introducing three new characters: Gwen Warrick - Captain; Emmet Rochester - Navigator; and Joaquin Medina - Engineer.

And for what the story is about, well I have two words for you - Airship Battle!

The complete story of Hunter-Killer will ONLY be available in the trade.

Here's a teaser for you.

Hunter-Killer Colored Page 1

Hunter-Killer Colored Page 2

SAMPLE PAGES FROM CHAPTERS 3, 4 AND 6.

BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY is written by Madeleine Holly-Rosing and illustrated by Emily Hu.

THE MONEY:

Where the money goes...Your backing would enable us to pay for a print run of the trade paperback which means printing enough copies to send off to backers with some leftover to sell at conventions, incentives, shipping (which includes mailing envelopes, postage and handling.) And, of course, the fees (5% off the top, plus credit card fees.)

THE TEAM:

Madeleine Holly-Rosing - Writer/Creator: A TV, feature film, and comic book writer, Madeleine holds an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA where she won numerous awards as well as the Sloan Fellowship. Madeleine has published a number of short stories and novellas based on the BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY universe. Formerly a nationally ranked epee fencer, she has competed nationally and internationally. She is an avid reader of science fiction, steampunk, fantasy and historical military fiction.

Emily Hu – Artist: Emily is a graduate from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She has been drawing ever since she was little and it's been her lifelong dream to make it as a comic book artist. Her main influences are Eduardo Risso, Becky Cloonan, and Ito Junji. She works freelance and has created covers for BOOM! BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY is her first comic book series.

Gloria Caeli – Colorist: Based in Jakarta, she has worked for Avicom Advertising and Stellar Labs. Her most recent projects are BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY and VOODOO. She like anyone else enjoys music, photography, travelling, and reads a lot of genre related books.

Fahriza Kamaputra – Colorist: Based in Jakarta, Fahriza is a self-taught comics and concept artist. He worked as a colorist on VIENETTA AND THE STUPID ALIENS which led to his work on he webcomic ROKKI with Stellar Labs. His current work includes Bob Salley's, Salvagers and Shelter Division.

Shawn Aldridge (Letterer – Chapter 4) Shawn Aldridge is a Portland based writer and letterer. He’s best known for his awarding winning creator-owned sci-pulp series, VIC BOONE. He also writes and co-created GoGetters from MonkeyBrain with artist Christopher Peterson. His work has also appeared in FUBAR, the NYT bestselling anthology series.

Troy Peteri – Letterer (Chapters 1-3, 5 and 6): Troy is a Los Angeles based letterer whose credits include AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, IRON MAN, and roughly 98% of all the comics from Top Cow Productions for the last 6+ years. He also co-wrote and lettered ABATTOIR, a mini-series for Radical Comics.

WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY ABOUT BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY:

"Women and people of color take center stage in the Boston Metaphysical Society comic, written by Madeline Holly-Rosing, with art by Emily Hu. Inspired by fantasy and the art of storytelling, Holly-Rosing uses her imagination to create a fantastic story that is both well-written and fearless." - Valerie Complex (Fansided)

"If you have a taste for an intelligent, well written, elegantly illustrated award winning independent book, you can't go wrong with Boston Metaphysical Society!" - Alex Yarde (The Good Man Project)

"This very inventive series posits a totally believable Steampunk world that is populated by appealing characters who act (and react) in believable manners to the extraordinary events that swirl around them." - Robert Sodaro (Comic Reviewer at Examiner.com)

The Story Behind The Story

I love writing BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY. Not only does it bring my love of science fiction and history together, (which by the way, equals steampunk), the steampunk time period allows me to address the themes of classism, sexism, and racism in America in a thoughtful and entertaining way. For at it's very core, BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY is an American story. And you can't tell an American story without including women and people of color.

It has been and always will be important to me to write characters who, though they come from diverse backgrounds and have different points of view, are able to work together for the common good.

BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY began as a TV Pilot which I wrote while I was in the MFA Program in Screenwriting at UCLA. It was somewhat inspired by a script I had written called Stargazer, which was about a real life astronomer who lived in Boston in the late 1880's. (Stargazer went on to win the Sloan Fellowship.) It was suggested that I adapt Boston Metaphysical into a six issue graphic novel mini-series. I agreed and the hunt was on for an artist. Many months later, I met Emily Hu through a mutual friend and a partnership was born. Her passion for the project matched my own and I knew the story was in good hands. I launched BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY as a webcomic in May of 2012. The following year we printed a special edition of the first chapter.

Through a combination of self-funding and the generous support of Kickstarter backers like you, we were able to finish the six issue series and now we are back to print this expanded version of the trade.

However by wading into the deep end of the pool, I discovered a terrible truth – I love writing comics.

So I bring you Samuel, Caitlin, and Granville who represent the best, the worst, and every shade of gray of the society in which they live. They are products of their world yet strive for not only more, but better.

Much like you and I.

By backing this project, you would not only be supporting the printing of the trade paperback, but a vision of a future where the teamwork and sacrifice of a diverse group of individuals ultimately defeats evil.

INCENTIVES

In addition to the 156 page trade paperback which includes a brand new ten page story, we have a BRAND NEW bookmark, the anthology, Boston Metaphysical Society: Prelude, scripts of the new ten page story (pdf and in hardcopy), plus a NEW LAPEL PIN with Caitlin's box camera. It is 1 inch in diameter and will be an antique gold color. (See image below.)

Sample Image from Proof - Pin will be ordered after the campaign is funded

(A big thank you to Bill Meahan for handling the technical aspects of designing the pin.)

Lapel Pin Set

And for the first time, we will be offering a reward tier which includes the set of all three Boston Metaphysical pins (Dirigible, Tesla, and the 1800's Box Camera) in a lovely gift box with our logo.

Image is for demonstration only. The set will include the following pins: Dirigible, Nikola Tesla, 1800's Box Camera. (Box Camera Pin will be ordered once the campaign is funded.)

And if you haven't read Boston Metaphysical Society:Prelude yet, then this would be the perfect time to get it. This anthology of short stories and novellas includes stories of how Granville and Samuel met and their first case together; what set Caitlin on her path; and how Samuel met his wife, Elizabeth Weldsmore Hunter. Several reward tiers include it as either a pdf or print version.

Cover of Boston Metaphysical Society: Prelude

NEW REWARD GOAL!

Get Your Airship Wings

Join the flight crew of "The Philadelphia." Inspired by the new short story, Hunter-Killer, these light
weight pins with metal accessories are perfect for any steampunk costume. (The
base is plastic and painted to resemble metal.)
The fun part is you get to choose which one you want. Please message me
your choice after you pledge to lock it in.

These pins
were made especially for Boston Metaphysical Society by Gears and Roebuck.

For those of you not familiar with Delilah
Blast #1, here is the story… Science runs the world and the
Earth is governed by the E.S.A., the Earth's Science Association. Everyone is
allow to join the organization on their sixteenth birthday, but unfortunately
for Delilah Blast she oversleeps, missing the entrance exams and putting her
dream in jeopardy. However, when another opportunity to achieve her dream
presents itself, Delilah is more than willing and ready to take it, even if it
means going to a dangerous alien planet to retrieve obscure technology that
could change the world and Earth forever.

STRETCH GOALS

STRETCH GOAL #1 - $4,200.00 (Kickstarter Exclusive)

GOAL REACHED!!

Backers who have pledged $22 or more to a physical reward will receive
this wonderful 8 1/2 x 11 inch print on 10 pt. cardstock gloss created by Mike Collins.

More about Mike:Once described by actor Nathan Fillion as has having “actual talent,”
Mike Collins has spent the last 12 years working in TV Animation on
shows like Cartoon Network's Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends,
Adventure Time, Sym-Bionic Titan, and Ben 10: Omniverse. Currently at
DreamWorks TV, he was involved in the award-winning Mr. Peabody and
Sherman Show for Netflix and is on a top-secret yet-to-be-announced
project.

STRETCH GOAL #2 - $5,000.00 - GOAL REACHED!!

Backers who have pledged $12 or more will receive this amazing PDF comic bundle from some of
the most talented people I know.

Bayani and the Old Ghosts by Travis McIntire – Issues #1, #2
and #3 (PDF)

Sepulchre by Christie Shinn - Issue #1 (PDF)

That’s a total of six (6) comics!!

Let me
introduce you to:

1. The Ballad of Sally Sprocket and Piston Pete.
(An all ages comic.)The story of
Piston Pete is about a last-of-his-kind robot getting by in life in the Wild
West as a tinkerer. Things take a turn when he saves a mysterious little
girl from death, and she is remade into a cyborg whom he adopts and names
Sally Sprocket. Follow this unlikely duo's adventures as they battle
electromagnetic mad scientists, steam-powered prospectors and more!

2. The Legend of Everett
Forge. (Steampunk Western). The Legend of
Everett Forge is a Steampunk/Weird West tale set in an alternate 1889 where
Machines control the American West. The story follows infamous outlaw, Everett
Forge, as he ventures deep into the Machine Territory in search of vengeance!

3. Bayani and the Old Ghosts.
(An all ages comic) Bayani (11) desperately tries to care for his sick father and keep
food on the table for his small family. Unfortunately, the sun has been shining
down on the islands for the last month and night refuses to fall. The land is
growing parched from the constant heat and the fish are moving further and
further away from shore. The rain god, Pati', recruits Bayani to undertake a
quest to rescue the nine kidnapped daughters of Lady Moon. Bayani embarks on
this great adventure with his friend, Tala, to rescue each of the Moon's
daughters and ultimately save their village.

4. Sepulchre. (Fantasy) In a
world of swords, bullets, and blood, Lady Jaye Hawke, betrayed by the one she
loved the most, seeks revenge. She finds like company in Flint “Buzz” MacAllister.
The two allies take on a crime family that took from each of them what was best
and most beloved from them – Lady Jaye Hawke’s voice, and Buzz MacAllister’s
wife and son in a brutal and bloody fashion. They believe they not only have
the right to avenge the crimes committed against them, but a duty to do
so.

STRETCH GOAL #3 - $6,000.00 (Kickstarter Exclusive)

GOAL REACHED!

Backers who have pledged $22 or more to a physical reward will receive
this gorgeous 8 1/2 x 11 inch full-colored print on 10 pt. cardstock gloss created by Pablo Peppino, the amazing artist behind Skies of Fire.

STRETCH GOAL #4 - $6,800

GOAL REACHED!

Backers who have pledged $12 or more will receive this amazing PDF comic bundle from some of
the most talented people I know.

The bundle includes:

Black Suit of Death: Ides of March (Prelude) and Issue #1 by
Benjamin Kreger and Edward Ellsworth (PDF)

Salvagers by Bob Salley – Issues #1 and #2 (PDF)

Bloodworth by Daniel Corey – Issue #1 (PDF)

Misfortune High by Jules Rivera – Issue #1 (PDF)

That’s six more comics!!

Let me
introduce you to:

1. Black
Suit of Death: Ides of March. When Doctor Seitsan presents his Black Suit of Death (B.S.D.), a
killing machine, as the final solution to control the rampaging overpopulation
on the planet Utopia IX, he is declared a traitor and banished to the one
planet in the galaxy sick enough for his deranged appetite of destruction: EARTH!

Bonus Features:

Li'l BSD. Words, Art & Letters by Tony Morgan;Colors
by Shua Kreger

EDEN. Written by Benjamin J. Kreger & Ed
Ellsworth; Art by Dexter Wee

2. Black
Suit of Death – Issue #1. Edd Grimes survived a drunken do-nothing abusive father, an inattentive
mother, school bullies, and social awkwardness by escaping into the worlds of
fantasy provided by comic books, movies, and tabletop role-playing-games.
Though he found some reprieve through creative endeavors like writing and
drawing his own comics, Edd continued to struggle with mental illness
and after the "worst day of his life," he gave up. Where he
thought he'd find a release from pain, he found only... The Black Suit of
Death!

3. Salvagers. Issues 1 and 2. After the Galactic War ended, peace blanketed the galaxy; however, planets wiht little shipping resouces turned to piracy or developed small guerilla military units geared to pillage trade ships. This spawned the necessity for trade companies to hire private security contractors for protection.

Even under the security of peacetime,
there is no shortage of violence in outer space; from looting raiders, Navy
destroyers neutralizing a rebel movement to the simplest space station falling
victim to a rogue asteroid.

These destroyed or abandoned ships and
stations are classified as “wrecks”.

Licensed crews are commissioned by
governments, empires and corporations to remove these wrecks. In a hostile
galaxy, the risk and reward is high for these crews.

They are known as… the SALVAGERS
.

4. Bloodworth.
Issue 1 (Scifi). In the
near future, people can upload their memories as a form of social networking,
called "Thoughtshare." Special Agent Brenda Bloodworth
leads an FBI task force that can enter the memories that people don't want to
share, in order to solve crimes.

When Bloodworth falsely turns up in a memory that frames her for muerder, she must leap the Chain of Thoughts that will lead her to a conspiracy that threatens to control minds on a worldwide scale.

5. Misfortune High. Issue 1. (All ages comic) Misfortune High is the story of Biscuit,
a spoiled rich kid, who goes to the most prestigious magic academy in the
city. Biscuit gets caught cheating and lying, but his
father decides not to bail him out as he usually does. Instead, his father
punishes Biscuit by sending him to a magic school in a bad neighborhood.

Biscuit finds himself in a place where
his privilege and social status count for absolutely nothing. Biscuit
makes friends, but he also makes enemies, and he makes it his mission to get
out of Misfortune High.

STRETCH GOAL #5 - $7,800

GOAL REACHED!

I am upgrading the new bookmarks featuring the crew of The Philadelphia to HIGH GLOSS WITH A UV COATING!! This will not only make them more durable, but make the colors POP! And here it is...(drum roll)...

STRETCH GOAL #6 - 8,500.00

GOAL REACHED!

I know how much everyone loved this illustration, so backers who have pledged $12 and above will receive wall paper of the Bell, Edison, Tesla, and Houdini illustration by Pablo Peppino (See Stretch Goal #3).

The wallpaper will come in the following sizes:

Desktop (2 sizes), iPhone, iPad, and Android.

Risks and challenges

The trade is currently with my pre-press guy so it will be ready to go to the printer by the end of the campaign.

I have also successfully delivered all of the rewards from our previous Kickstarters and managed seven successful print runs of the comic (Chapter One Special Edition, Chapter 1 - 24 page edition, Chapter 2 - 24 page edition, Chapter 3 – 28 page edition, Chapter 4 – 24 page edition and Chapter 5 - 24 page edition, Chapter 6 - 24 page edition). I have also been handling fulfillment through my own website store for over four years. I do not anticipate any problems. However, if there are any shipping delays or hiccups with the printer, you'll be the first to know.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $12 or more
About $12

LOVE THE ORIGINAL

DIGITAL PACKAGE OF THE ORIGINAL SIX ISSUE MINI-SERIES AS SINGLE ISSUES (Each issue includes two pages of bonus material. It does NOT contain the new ten page sequential art short story.) Your name listed on the Kickstarter Thank You Wall.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $22 or more
About $22

LOVE THE ORIGINAL - IN PRINT

The complete six issues mini-series in their original single issues. (Each issue includes two pages of bonus material. It does NOT contain the new ten page sequential art short story.) Each issue is signed by the creator and your name is listed on the Kickstarter Thank You Wall.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $42 or more
About $42

Get Your Airship Wings

Join the flight crew of “The Philadelphia.” Inspired by the new short story, Hunter-Killer, these light weight pins with metal accessories are perfect for any steampunk costume. (The base is plastic and painted to resemble metal.) The fun part is you get to choose which one you want. Please message me your choice after you pledge to lock it in.

These pins were made especially for Boston Metaphysical Society by Gears and Roebuck.

This package includes:

•Trade paperback (156 pages) signed by the creator
•PDF of the Trade Paperback
•Brand new BMS Bookmark
•Pin of Your Choosing. First Come. First Serve. (See photo and message me with your choice.)
•Includes domestic (US) postage
•Thank you on the website.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $200 or more
About $200

Kickstarter Economy Consultation Package

For those who need help running their own crowdfunding campaign. This package includes:

• Print copy of the book, Kickstarter for the Independent Creator.
• Review of you Kickstarter Homepage prior to you launching your campaign with 1 page of written critique which will include marketing plan suggestions.
• One hour private consultation either by Skype/phone or if you are local, a convenient location. Time and date to be determined. Consultation must occur within one year of campaign completion date.
• PDF of the trade paperback.
• Paperback of the anthology, Boston Metaphysical Society: Prelude
• Trade Paperback (156 pages) signed by the creator.
• A BMS bookmark
• Includes domestic (US) postage
• Thank you on the website.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $300 or more
About $300

Kickstarter Premium Consultation Package

For those who are running a crowdfunding campaign for the first time, this is the package for you. It includes:

•Print copy of the book, Kickstarter for the Independent Creator.
• Review of you Kickstarter Homepage prior to you launching your campaign with 1 page of written critique which will include marketing plan suggestions.
• Three hour private consultation either by Skype/phone or if you are local, a convenient location. Time and date to be determined. Consultation must occur within one year of campaign completion date.
• PDF of the trade paperback.
• Paperback of the anthology, Boston Metaphysical Society: Prelude
• Trade Paperback (156 pages) signed by the creator.
• The new BMS bookmark
• Includes domestic (US) postage
• Thank you on the website.